polychromatophilia

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What does polychromatophilia mean?

The affinity (of a sample prepared for microscopic examination) for more than one kind of stain, especially for both acid and basic stains

Where does polychromatophilia come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă)der. English chromato- Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English polychromatophilia From poly- + chromato- + -philia.

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